Investigation of Flow Field Around the Pointed Cowl Air Intake at Mach 2.0

Aleksandrs Urbahs, Sudip Das, Shravan Koundinya Vutukuru, Kristīne Carjova

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Experiments and computational studies were carried out to get an understanding of the flow field around a rectangular supersonic intake with pointed cowl shape. Experiments include quantitative pressure measurements and flow visualization studies by using schlieren techniques. The effects of the presence of various cowl shapes on ramp surface have been obtained computationally at Mach 2.0. The experiments were carried out only for the pointed cowl. Schlieren Photographs were taken. Three-Dimensional simulations were made by using FLUENT at supersonic speed. The details of the experiments and computations are discussed.

Keywords:
Cowl; intake; Mach; pointed cowl; schlieren

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DOI: 10.1515/tae-2017-0021

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